As of early 2026, molders are under immense pressure to produce more complex parts with less energy, less virgin material, and less human intervention. The winners in this market—both machine builders ...

Injection molding is one of the technologies that makes the world go round. But what does it actually look like to go through the whole process to get a part made? [Achim Haug] wrote up a blog post ...

Nylon is one of the most widely used engineering thermoplastics due to its excellent mechanical properties, such as high ...

The global market for plastic injection molded parts is currently valued at $325 billion, and this number is expected to grow by 5.7% through at least 2025. Spurred by the rapidly developing economies ...

This core was 3D printed from steel at Star Rapid using a Renishaw AM 250 printer. Product developers and engineers who design and manufacture plastic parts now have a powerful new weapon in their ...

It can be very difficult to choose the right hydraulic oil to obtain optimum performance in a hydraulic application due to the number of fluids on the market. It becomes even more difficult when the ...

Injection molded plastics have revolutionized design, innovation, and manufacturing in the 20th century. Before 1950, most products were manufactured in stamped steel, die-cast aluminum, zinc, and ...

European researchers claim to have successfully demonstrated the embedment of organic PV (OPV) modules into structural plastic parts via large-scale industrial injection molding (IM). IM is a ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. It can be very difficult to choose the right hydraulic oil to obtain optimum performance in a hydraulic application ...